Status Updates From Burnout: The secret to solv...

“Once you stop reopening the wounds you’ve been inflicting on yourself for years, they finally begin to heal” OKAY BUT HOWWWW

I don’t like the demonization of Human Giver Syndrome. i see the difference between assisting others because you’re a good person vs constantly burning yourself out for the sake of others but the way the authors talk continuously throughout the book about the harms of giving too much and how we need to take more time for ourselves… i don’t know if im convinced

“When something feels uncomfortable you’re probably doing something that creates more and better progress than if it were easy.”

Positive reappraisal: acknowledge things are difficult and recognize the difficulty is an opportunity

Ex. It can be really difficult for me to exercise regularly and also exercising regularly is an opportunity to help me feel better in my mind and body.

“The least intuitive part of planful problem-solving (internal GPS to life) is managing the stress caused by the problems and the solving… so remember to build completing the cycle into your plan.”

What works to manage the stressor rarely manages the actual stress!

I have no problem planning out how I’m going to manage my daily stressors/starting them, but always end up burning myself out quickly/stopping.